Author: Chantae

“I’ve never driven a motorbike before… is it dangerous?” Hannah asked, fully trusting my response. “Well, we’ll go really slow. It’ll be fine.” Nusa Penida is an island off of the coastline of Bali near Nusa Lembongan. When Justine from Travel Lush wrote a post on how...

The amount of activities that are added to the extreme sports list keep growing every year, as athletes get more and more innovative and their craving for adrenaline increases. Just when you think humans couldn’t get any crazier, they do things like invent speedriding or start climbing...

Occasionally, I like to make room on my blog for other inspiring adventurers, creatives, and action addicts. This week, Ashlyn from The Lost Girls Guide is here to talk about what its like being a globetrotter, PADI Divemaster, hiker, and adventurer. Hey Ashlyn, thanks for stopping...

Penida Dive Resort is the worst dive center I’ve ever been to. This is the first dedicated negative review I’ve ever written on this site and the point of it is not only to caution you from going there but also to encourage you to leave a...

Many Balinese people won’t visit abandoned properties in fear of the malevolent spirits that take up residence there. About twenty years ago, a wealthy investor and the Indonesian government started building a theme park, Taman Festival Bali, in hopes of it being a tourism hot spot...

The best thing about this blog is that it’s the sole reason I’ve met so many incredible people around the globe — especially other travel bloggers. Last year, I met Hannah from Eat Sleep Breathe Travel in Bangkok and caught wind that she’d be visiting Indonesia...

A few weeks ago I posted about why I love being an expat. Of course, surely there are some things about the expat lifestyle that I hate, right? Right. Moving overseas doesn’t mean you’ll be landing in utopia, where all of your problems will disappear —...

I handed my passport to the Mexican border patrol agent. “Does it take a long time to come back?” I asked him. “Sometimes four hours.” He smirked and averted his eyes. I tried to make small talk anyways but he responded to my words with silence. Within...

What happens to a kite after we’re done with it? When it’s deemed no longer usable and starts to become unsafe? In most cases, the kite sits in the dusty corner of a garage for a few months – years – until finally, in the midst...

I never appreciated what existed north of my home state of California. A land of incredible vistas, black sand beaches, and abundant wildlife. The coastline connecting Washington to Oregon to California has to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been — and I’m...

Hey! I'm Chantae. I'm addicted to any sport involving water, even in it's frozen form. I'm on a mission to try every board sport and adventure activity that I can get my hands on. Here you'll find inspiring guides and stories about adventure, action sports, and travel.

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